Wall mounted semi-concealed wardrobe



NOV- 7, 1967 R. A. MGNUSON 3,351,403

VWALL. MOUNTED SEMI-CONCEALED WARDROBE Filed March 25, 1966 4sheets-sheet 1 MII'T l? l` V V f f f/ Onu-2:71AM e w ffl/7 Nov. 7, 196'/R, MGNUSON 3,351,403

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Nov. 7, 1967- R. A. MAGNUSON 3,351,403

WALL MOUNTED SEMI-CONCEALED WARDROBE Filed March 25, 1966 4Sheets-Sheet5 NOV 7, 1967 R. A. MAGNUSON WALL MOUNTED SEMI-CONCEALED WARDROBE 4Sheets-Sheet 4.

Filed March 25, 1966 .WJ i. za y. WM/M NM .wn f4. J M M MM fwMv UnitedStates Patent O 3,351,403 WALL MGUN'IED SEMI-CONCEALED WARDRBE RaymondA. Magnuson, Hinsdale, Ill., assigner to Vogel- Ieterson Co., Elmhurst,Ill., a corporation of Illinois Filed Mar. 25, 1966, Ser. No. 537,375 9Claims. (Cl. S12-245) ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A wall mountedsemi-concealed unenclosed wardrobe which includes a utility panelsupported parallel to the wall at a desired distance therefrom and clearof the floor and which also includes several shelves between the walland the panel, those near the iioor being pivotable to provide easyaccess to the lioor and those at a higher level being mounted onvertically slidable brackets which can be locked in position. There isalso disclosed a fully enclosed wardrobe, mounted and supported as theunenclosed wardrobe but having additional panels and doors to form astorage cabinet or an enclosed wardrobe.

This application relates generally to wardrobes and cabinets and moreparticularly to a line of wardrobes which are ,semi-permanently mountedon a wall above the door.

In designing todays schools, architects place great emphasis uponclassroom versatility. The needs of a community for which a school isbeing built may change, and the architect must foresee that a classroomwhich was initially designed for use by children of a given age groupmay subsequently have to be converted for use by children of a differentage group or perhaps for use as a laboratory or as a meeting room.

Differing uses to which a classroom may be put over the years will placedifferent requirements upon classroom equipment such as wardrobefacilities, storage cabinets, washbasins and the like. For example, awashbasin is almost always installed in a classroom intended for use byyounger children but is seldom present in classrooms intended forchildren of a higher age group. As a result, when due to changing needsa classroom originally intended for younger children is converted to aclassroom for older children, fixtures such as washbasins may have to beremoved and quite often other fixtures will have to be installed to takecare of additional requirements of the older children. To fulfill theneed for easy convertibility of classrooms, fixtures such as wardrobes,storage cabinets, and the like should not comprise permanentinstallations but should permit of easy relocation from one classroom toanother, or even from one place to another in the same room. Relocationof fixtures, especially of wardrobes will not always be necessary,especially if they can be adjusted to accommodate children of differingage groups or needs. This feature is greatly desired since, even withthe most easily relocated storage device, it is less trouble to make anadjustment within the device than to move it between differentlocations.

'New teaching methods, especially the use of drawings and paintings bysmall children as a means of selfexpression, and the employment of otherwall mounted visual aids for teaching have additionally imposed alimitation on the amount of wall space which may be used up or obscuredby wardrobes and the like.

Finally, todays schools are designed to be inexpensive to maintain andto keep clean. Thus, school architects demand minimum obstruction of thefloor by structures such as those that would be used for wardrobes andthe Patented Nov. 7, 1967 ICC like so as to permit easy cleaning of thefloor by means of powered floor cleaning equipment.

It is therefore a principal general object of this invention to providea wardrobe unit which can be semipermanently installed upon a wall inorder to provide adequate rigidity, which readily permits of relocation,which is adaptable as desired for use either as a wardrobe to storegarments, as a storage cabinet for classroom materials, or to houseother facilities, such as washbasins. The provision of a wardrobe unitin which the loss of wall space is replaced by the use of an appropriatevertical panel in the form of a chalkboard or tackboard is a relatedobject of this invention.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a wall Vmountedwardrobe having a bottom which is clear of the floor so that it presentssubstantially no interference with floor cleaning equipment, yet whichis provided with Vertical support for maximum strength and rigidity.

An important additional object of this invention is the provision of asemi-concealed wardrobe having shelves and garment supports which permitof adjustment for use either by adults or by children and by variousnumbers of them. It is a related object of this invention to provide animproved rail and slide mechanism4 for mounting a self bracket upon apost so that the bracket can be easily engaged with the rail at anypoint along its length and locked securely in place.

Gther objects and advantages will become apparent from the followingdescription and from the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. l is a perspective, partially cut away View of a complete wardrobeembodying features of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2 2 in FIG. l andshowing in particular the wall mounted end frame of the wardrobe of FIG.l;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken in offset planes asindicated by the line 3 3 in FIG. 2 and showing engagement of verticallypositionable shelf brackets and hanger rail brackets upon theirassociated rail niembers;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical section taken along the line 4 4 in FIG.3 and showing in detail a hanger rail bracket;

FIG. 5 is a vertical section through line 5 5 in FIG. 4 showing a rearview of a channel member with a pair of bracket dogs positioned therein;

FIG. 5a is a horizontal section taken along the line 5a 5a in FIG. 4 andshowing the cooperation between a channel member, a hanger rail bracket,a hanger rail bracket dog, and a tightening bolt for adjustablypositioning the bracket in the channel member;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hanger receptacle mounted in a hangerrail;

FIG. 7 is a vertical section through FIG. 1 along the line 7 7 showing aswingable shelf in its normal and raised positons;

FIG. 8 is a horizontal section through lines 8 8 of FIG. 7 showing theswingable shelf in its normal position;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a teachers wardrobe and storage cabinetembodying features of the present invention;

FIG.10 is a second perspective view of the teachers wardrobe and storagecabinet of FIG. 9;

FIG. ll is a horizontal section taken along the line ll1 11 in FIG. 9and showing engagement of the door and a typical utility board mounting;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a sink and storage cabinet embodyingfeatures of the present invention.

Returning more particularly to the drawings, a semienclosed wardrobeincorporating features of the invention as shown in FIGURE 1. Itincludes a framework 11 for supporting Igarments and a verticalconcealing panel 13 covered by a utility surface 14 which may compriseeither a blackboard or a tackboard. Mounted on the wall, clear of theoor, and comprising the first principal support member of the framework11 is an I-shaped end frame generally designated 17. Standing upright onthe oor at a distance from the wall 15 and comprising the secondprincipal supporting member of the framework 11 is a second I-shaped endframe -generally denoted 21. To provide lateral support for the secondframe 21, a pair of shelves 23 connect portions of the second frame 21to corresponding portions of the wall-mounted frame 17. Additionallateral support is provided by a second set of shelves 25, a pair ofhook supporting rods 27 mounted below the shelves 23 and 25, and by apair of shelves 29.

For a more detailed consideration of the framework 11, reference is madeto FIG. 2. The wall mounted end frame 17 comprises a central uprightpost 31 with a tirst pair of cross arms 33 near its top and a secondpair of similarly configured cross arms 35 near its bottom. The arms 33and 35 are rigidly attached, as by welding, to the post 31. Thisassembly is fastened, usually bolted, to the wall through holes A in theuppermost pair of arms 33, a single hole B in the yupri-ght post 31, anda pair of holes C in the second or lowermost pair of transverse arms 35.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second or outer end frame 21 is constructed likethe first end frame 17 with the exception that its upright post 37extends to the oor thus affording vertical support for that frame andfor the panel 13 mounted upon it. In all other respects, the second endframe 21 is identical with the first, having an upper pair of cross arms39 and a lower pair of cross arms 41. It will be understood that, whilethe post 37 has been shown as a single member, it may be formed of twoor more members 'for convenience of construction with departing from theinvention, and it is in this sense that the term post is employed in theclaims. For example, the post 37 ymay be made identical with the wallmounted post 31, but with a small, foot-like extension reaching to thefloor.

The panel 13 is mounted upon the second or outer end frame 21 as bybolting through sets of A- and C-holes in the end frame member 21 bywood screws (FIG. 8) with the bottom edge of the panel disposed wellabove the iioor, out of the way of floor cleaning equipment.

To provide maximum bracing for the framework 11, the top pair of shelves23 are rigidly but removably attached by means of screws between the topcross arms 33 and 39 of the rst and second end frames 17 and 21,respectively.

In accordance with an important feature of the invention, the second setof shelves 25 and the hook supporting rods 27, while normally rigidlymounted on the upright posts 31 and 37, can be adjusted to any one ofseveral difiere-nt vertical positions upon the posts 31 and 37 so thatpersons of different heights can readily use them. To this end, theshelves 25 are carried by a pair of shelf brackets 43 which are mountedat their anged rear ends 45 upon vertically disposed rails 47. Theshelves 25 are somewhat flexible along their longitudinal axes, and aresnapped in place upon the arms of the shelf brackets 43. Theconstruction of these shelves and brackets is described in more detailand claimed in my earlier United States patent `application entitledImproved Garment Rack, filed Oct. 24, 1965, and given Ser. No. 504,531.

To permit vertical adjustment of the hook supporting rods 27, they aresupported by a pair of brackets 49 which are slidably mounted upon therail members 47 under the shelf brackets 43. Mounted on the rods 27 area series of two-pronged garment hooks 51. The hooks 51 are preferablyfashioned of molded nylon and each has a head portion 53 fitting aroundand slidable along the hook rods 27. The rods 27, as shown, are tubularand of rectangular cross section, and may fit into rectangular openingsin hanger ra'il'brackets 49 where they are locked against lateralmovement by screws 50 (FIG. 4). The hanger head portions are also ofrectangular shape. Thus the hook rods 27 are keyed against turningwithin the brackets 49, and the hooks 51 are keyed against turning abouttheir supporting rods 27.

Desirably, and as illustrated in FIG. 2, the hooks 51 are located nearthe plane defined by the posts 31 and 37. To provide additional coathanging capacity either by way of hooks 55 or hangers 56, a pair ofmultipurpose hanger rails 57 are interposed between the outer ends ofthe shelf brackets 43 just below the shelves 25. As shown, the hangerrail 57 comprises a downwardly opening channel 59 formed by twodownwardly turned and inwardly facing anges 61 (FIGS. 3 and 6). Toslidably support the hooks 55 within the hanger rail 57, each hook isprovided with a downwardly narrowing wedge-shaped head 62 which is`designed to be slidably received within the hanger rail 57.

To accommodate garment hangers having either hook topped supportingstems or stems having T-shaped, Y- shaped, or ball-shaped tips, hangerreceptacles V63 are utilized in conjunction with the hanger rail. Thehanger receptacles are of the type described and claimed in my copendingapplication Ser. No. 565,441, tiled July l5, 1966, entitled HangerReceptacle and Garment Suspension Apparatus Employing the Same. As bestseen in FIG. 6, the hanger receptacle 63 is formed with a head 65 havinginwardly sloping side walls which are slidably received in the trackdefined by the downwardly opening channel portion 59 of the hanger rails57. At its lower end, the hanger receptacle 63 is equipped with a hangerstem receiving cage 67. Thus the cage is open on three sides with oneface having a slot 69 therein which is enlarged at its upper end topermit the insertion therethrough of T-topped, Y-topped, or ball-toppedhanger stems. Through the open opposite sides of the receptacles, aconventional openhook stem hanger can be inserted, and it is this typeof hook which is shown on the hanger illustrated in FIG. 2.

Because the hanger rail 57 is adapted to receive either the hangerreceptacle 63 (solid line in FIG. 3) or the hook 55 (broken line in FIG.3), the second set of garment supporting means, which are mounted abovethe lower set of hooks 51, can be selected to be either hooks 55 on bothsides of the posts 31 and 37, or they can be made up entirely ofhangers, or they can be hooks on one side and hangers on the other side.

Turning now to detailed consideration of the manner in which the shelves25 and the hook supporting rods 27 are adjustably mounted on the posts31 and 37 and, with additional reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, a pair ofrail members 47 are mounted in an elevated position on opposite faces ofthe posts 31 and 37. The rail members 47 are generally of U-shaped crosssection with a back wall 73 facing the posts and attached thereto byscrews 74. Additionally, and in accordance with one aspect of theinvention, the U-shaped rail members 47 have a pair of side walls 75which at their ends are inwardly jogged to define a pair of stopsurfaces 77 facing the back wall 73 and terminating in a pair of rails79 pointing away from the back wall 73.

To slidably support the hook rods 27 upon the upright posts 31 and 37,each of the hook rod brackets 49 is provided with an upright ange 81having a pair of vertically running grooves 83 (FIG. 5a) spaced apartand dimensioned to receive the rails 79 of the rail members 47. The hookrod brackets 49 are locked in position upon the rail members 47 by apair of dogs 85 which are rotatably mounted on the brackets by means ofa pair of threaded bolts 87. The dogs 85 have a width which permits themto be inserted between the rails 79 anywhere along the length of railmember 47, and a length which is sufficient to cause the dogs to abutagainst the stop surfaces 77 of the rail members 47 when the dogs havebeen turned.

To install the hook rod brackets 49, their bolts 87 are loosened so asto permit the dogs 85 to be turned with their longitudinal axesapproximately aligned with the rails 79 as shown by broken lines in FIG.5. With the dogs so oriented, they may be readily inserted between therails 79. The brackets 49 may then be vertically slid upon the railmembers 47 to any desired position of the hanger rail 27 below theshelves 25.

In this connection it will be noted that the cross arms 33 are attachedto the post 31 so as to support the post clear from the wall for freemovement of brackets along the rail members 47 on the post 31. The sameconstruction is followed in attaching the bottom cross members 35 to thepost 31, and the cross members 39 and 41 to the panel supporting post37.

When a desired position has been reached for the brackets 49, theirthreaded bolts 87 are turned to clamp the dogs 85 against the stopsurfaces 77 of the rail member 47. Thus, in its locked position, eachbracket is securely retained upon its rail member 47 not only againstvertical movement, by virtue of the frictional engagement of the dogs 85with the stop surfaces 77, but also against horizontal movement andagainst turning by means of the structural interlocking between the pairof rails 79 of the rail member /17 and the pair of grooves S3 in thehook rod bracket anges S1.

In a similar manner, the shelf supporting brackets 43 are also providedwith an upright flange 45 (FIGS. 2 and 3) for engaging the rail member47. Flange 45 of the shelf-supporting brackets 43 is differentlyconstructed from the hook rod bracket flange 81 in that instead ofengaging the pair of rails 79 of the rail member 47 through a pair ofgrooves, the shelf bracket flange 45 is provided with a pair of sidewalls which embrace the outer walls of the rails 79. In other respects,the slide assembly of the shelf bracket i3 is substantially the same asthe slide assembly of the hook rod brackets 49 and can be adjusted intoany position above the hook rods 27 in the same manner as that describedfor adjustment of the brackets 49.

It is to be understood that, although in the embodiment illustrated inFIGS. 1 and 2, the rail members 47 extend only the top half of the posts31 and 37, the length of the rail members 47 is optional and can beextended to the bottom half of the posts if it is desired to adapt thewardrobe for use by very small children.

In accordance with an important feature of the invention, the bottomshelves 29, which are mounted close to the floor for receiving footwearor other articles are swingably attached to the transverse arms 35 and41 of the end frames 17 and 21 to permit the shelf to be swung upwardfor easy cleaning of the floor area between the wall 15 and utilitypanel 13. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS.7 and 8, the swingable shelves 29 carry a pair of end plates 91 at theircorners nearest the posts 31 and 37, with the plates facing thetransverse arms 35 and 41 and having an arcuate slot 92 formed in them.The shelves are swingably mounted on the transverse arms by a pair ofthreaded bolts 93 screwed into the bottom transverse arms 35 and 41through the slots 92.

To maintain the swingable shelves 29 in horizontal position, a pair ofdownwardly opening slotted pieces 95 are attached to opposite edges ofthe shelves Z9', also facing the lower transverse arms 35 and 41 butlocated near the outer edge of the shelves 29. A pair of inwardly facingstopping pins 97 are mounted on the lower transverse arms 35 and r11,positioned to stop the swingable lower shelves 29 in a horizontalposition by entering the downwardly opening slotted plates 95 when theshelves are lowered. The shelves remain safely in this position due totheir own weight.

When it is desired to swing a shelf 29 upward so as to clear the floorfor cleaning, it is simply lifted at its outer edge. This causes therear llat upper edges 99 of the arcuately slotted plates 91 to bearagainst the upright posts 31 and 37 causing the rear channeled edge ofthe shelf 29 to travel downward in a path defined by the slots 92. Infully raised position, the shelf 29 remains stably upright as a resultof the frictional engagement of the flat corners 99 of the plates 91with the upright posts 31 and 37, yet the shelf 29 can be easily loweredinto its normal position by exerting a slight upward pull upon it tofree its end plates 91 from the posts 31 and 37.

There has been described thus far as one embodiment of the invention, asemi-concealed, unenclosed wardrobe featuring vertically adjustablehooks and shelves, minimum obstruction of the iioor, and an attractiveand useful concealing panel for vertically supporting either a tackboardsurface or a chalkboard surface. It will be apparent from the abovedescription that the usefulness of a wall and floor supported structurewhich leaves the floor area underneath it almost entirely unobstructedis not limited to an unenclosed wardrobe but is equally desirable in acompanion piece to the semi-enclosed wardrobe, having additional panelsand doors so as to form a storage cabinet or an enclosed wardrobe. Suchan alternative embodiment incorporating features of the .invention isillustrated in FIGS. 9, 10, and l1.

In general organization, the alternative wardrobe unit 11th is dividedinto a teachers section shown in FIG. 9, and la storage section shown inFIG. l0. The teachers hal-f of the unit lfeatures a large shelf on top,and below it the teachers half of the unit is divided into a wardrobesection for receiving coats and a shelved storage section havingadjustable half width shelves.

The pupils section of the unit 11i), as seen in FIG. 10, contains anumber of full width shelves, some of them being vertically adjustablein position.

` tructural support for the unit is provided by `a wall mounted `frame111 and a second frame 113 supported parallel to the wall, `but spacedfrom it, upon a stub post 115 at its bottom. A utility panel 117 ismounted upon the second or outer frame 113 by means of a set of nuts 119(FIG. l2) embedded in the panel 117 and receiving a corresponding set ofbolts 121 carried by lugs 123 on the frame 113. Depending upon classroomrequirements, a work surface 125, which can be, for example, either achalkboard or a tack-board, is supported upon the utility board 117,usually being bonded to the utility board 117 so as to constitute aunitary panel. As shown, the unitary panel and board is bordered forattractive appearance in an aluminum frame 127.

Turning now to the internal construction and arrangement of the teacherswardrobe and storage unit 1111, several sets of mutually aligned crossmembers 129, 136, and 139 are provided on the `wall mounted frame 111and the frame 113. A large fback panel 123 is attached to the wallmounted frame 111 and serves as the rear wall of the entire unit. Thehorizontal cross members 129, 130, 135 and 139 serve to support shelvesmounted upon them. Supported by the ybottom pair of cross members 129are the tbottom panels 13M and 131b in the teachers and pupils halves ofthe wardrobe respectively. The top panels 133er and 133!) of thewardrobe are similarly mounted on the second set of cross members 135which form the top of the square frame members 111 :and 113. Mountedbelow the top panels 133a and 133b is a second pair of panels 137a and137!)` supported on the pair of mid-cross members 139 located below thetop cross members 135 and bracingly attached to the vertic-al sides ofthe frame members 111 and 113.

To separate the teachers half of the wardrobe 119 from the pupils half,a central panel 1411, which extends the entire length of the wardrobe,is fitted upright between individual ones of pairs of bottom and toppanel members 131 and 133, which `are mounted upon the cross me-mbers129 and 135, with a slight gap between members of the pairs so as toprovide slots for receiving and securely positioning the centralseparating panel 141.

Within the teachers half of the unit 110, an upright divider panel panel143 is provided which reaches from the bottom panel member 131a to thetop shelf 137e.

Preferably the divider panel 143 is fastened in place by means of screwsthrough the bottom panel member 131a and the top shelf 137a.

To complete the Wardrobe section of the teachers half of the unit 110,4a hanger rail 145, which is preferably of the same type as the hangerrails 57 of FIG. 2, is mounted upon the bottom face of the top shelf137a and mounts a suitable number of hooks or, as is shown in theembodiment of FIG. 8, h-anger receptacles 147 of the type illustrated inFIG. 6.

In addition to the permanently installed top shelf 137a and thesimilarly installed bottom panel 131a, the storage section of theteachers half of the unit 110 also includes a number of movable shelves149 which can be located at any desired height between the cross members130 and 139 upon the divider panel 143 and the central separating panel141.

To assure privacy to the teachers half of the wardrobe, as shown it isprovided with a door 150 hinged through a set of hinges 151 upon thewall imounted frame 111.

The opposite half of the unit, constituting the pupils storage cabinet,as seen in FIG. l() includes a set of shelves 152 located between thebottom panel 131b and the top shelf 137b which can be adjustablysupported in the same manner yas are the shelves 149 in the teacherswardrobe section. Additionally, the pupils half of the wardrobe unit 110is provided with a door 153 of the same type and supported in the samemanner as the door 150 of the teachers half of the unit.

Still another unit incorporating features of the invention andespecially the features of ofi-theafloor mounting, easy relocatabilityand a utility panel providing a chalkboard or tackboard surface, is asink and storage cabinet shown in FIG. 12. Generally, the sink andstorage cabinet matches the appearance of the semi-enclosed wardrobe andthe teachers wardrobe and storage cabinet. The sink and storage cabinetdiffers mainly in internal arrangement, featuring a sink and faucets ina counter supported in the cabinet at working level, and twodoor-enclosed storage cabinets, one at the top of the unit, and theother below the counter.

In particular, the unit of FIG. 12 features a `washbasin 163 supportedin a counter 165 which is held at working level by a wall mounted frame167 and `a second frame 169 spaced from the wall and supported on a stubpost 171. Both the wall mounted frame 167 and the panel supporting frame169 are rectangular frames constructed in substantially the same manneras their counterparts in FIGS. 9 and 10 and both are Imounted .above thefioor to provide access thereto, with the only significant change lbeingin the provision of an additional cross member 172 on each of therectangular `frame members 167 and 169 for supporting the sink counter16S.

The counter 165 also supports the usual hot and c-old water valve 173and faucet 175. Enclosed storage spaces are provided in the top portionof the cabinet behind the door 177 and in the large storage space behindthe `door 179. Both of the doors 177 and 179 are hinged upon the wallmounted frame 167 in the same manner in which the door 150 of theteachers wardrobe and storage cabinet is mounted upon its wall mountedframe 111.

Thus it can be seen that there have kbeen described a series of matchingsemi-enclosed and fully enclosed wardrobe and sink and storage cabinetcombinations of pleasing appearance, each of which is of versatile,unitary construction, and features off-the-floor, wall-mountingpermitting substantially unimpeded access to the floor beneath them forpowered Hoor cleaning and polishing equipment, and a utility panelproviding either a tackboard or a chalkboard surface.

I claim as my invention:

1. A wall and floor supported, space-defining structure comprising incombination (a) top and bottom cross members for semi-permanentattachment to a wall;

(b) a frame positioned away from said wall, said frame including a postextending upright from the floor and also including top and bottom crossmembers;

(c) an upright utility panel mounted on said frame clear of the floor todefine a raised, concealed space between said wall and said panel; and

(d) a pair of shelves, each interposed between and fastened to a pair ofsaid cross members to maintain said panel rigidly upright, at least oneof said shelves being mounted near the floor -for receiving footwear andbeing pivotably attached to said bottom cross members to permit it to beswung upward for access to the fioor area between said wall and saidpanel.

2. A wall and floor supported, space-defining structure comprising incombination (a) a first frame including an upright post and top andbottom cross members for semi-permanent attachment to a wall;

(b) a second frame positioned away from said wall,

said second frame including a post extending upright from the fioor inalignment with the post of said first frame and also including top andbottom cross members;

(c) an yupright utility panel mounted on said second frame clear of theffoor to define a raised, concealed space between said wall and saidpanel;

(d) means for supporting articles interposed between and fastened tocross members of said first and second frames to maintain said first andsecond frames in parallel relation to each other and said panel rigidlyupright;

(e) rail members rigidly mounted on said first and second frame posts;

(-f) an elongated support member; and

(g) a bracket mounted on each of said rail members,

each bracket having (1) means for supporting one end of said supportmember, and

(2) means for alternatively slidably or immovably engaging said railmember providing vertically adjustable mounting of said support memberupon said frame posts.

3. The structure of claim 2 additionally characterized in that at leastone of said article supporting means is a shelf, mounted near the floorfor receiving footwear, and is pivotably attached to said bottom crossmembers to permit it to be swung upward for access to the oor areabetween said wall and said utility panel.

4. A wall and floor supported, space-defining structure comprising incombination (a) a rst frame including an upright post and top and bottomcross members for semi-permanent attachment to a wall;

(b) a second frame positioned away from said Wall,

said second frame including a post extending upright from the floor inalignment with the post of said first frame and also including top andbottom cross members;

(c) an upright utility panel mounted on said second frame clear of thefioor to define a raised, concealed Space between said wall and saidpanel;

(d) means for supporting articles interposed between and fastened tocross members of said first and second frames to maintain said first andsecond frames in parallel relation to each other and said panel rigidlyupright;

(e) rail members rigidly mounted on said first and second frame posts;

(f) a shelf; and

(g) a bracket mounted on each of said rail members,

each bracket having (l) an arm supporting said shelf, and (2) meansengaging one of said rail members and 9 providing vertically adjustablemounting of said shelf.

5. A wall and floor supported, space-defining structure comprising incombination (a) a first frame including an upright .post and to-p andbottom cross mem-bers for semi-permanent attachment to awalll;

(b) a second frame positioned away from said wall, said second frameincluding a post extending upright from the door in alignment with thepost of said first frame and also including top and bottom crossmembers;

(c) an upright utility panel mounted on said second frame clear of thefloor to define a raised, concealed space between said wall and saidpanel;

(d) means for supporting articles interposed between and fastened tocross members of said first and second frames to maintain said first andsaid second frames in parallel relation to each other and said panelrigidly upright;

(e) rail members rigidly mounted on said first and second frame posts;

(f) ashelf;

(g) ahookrod;

(h) a first pair of brackets supporting said shelf upon said railmembers;

(i) a second pair vof brackets supporting said hook rod on said railmembers beneath said shelf; and

(j) each of said brackets having means engaging one of said rail membersand providing vertically adjustlably mounting of said shelf and saidhook rod upon said structure.

6. The structure of fclairn additionally including a hanger railsupported between the ends of said shelf supporting brackets adapted toreceive and support hanger `receptacles and hooks above and beyond hookssupported on said hook rod.

7. The structure of claim 4 wherein (a) said rail members arechannel-shaped with side walls jogged inwardly to define a pair of stopsurfaces, and

(b) wherein each shelf-supporting bracket has (l) a laterally extendingarm for supporting said shelf,

(2) an upright flange for engaging said rail mem ber, and

(3) la dog turnably mounted on said flange by means for selectablyurging said dog toward said flange,

(a) said dog having a width which is less than the separation betweensaid inwardly fjogged walls to permit insertion of said dog into saidrail member and la length which is greater than said wall separation soas to abut said stop surfaces in said rail member when said dog has beenturned after insertion into said rail member whereby said bracket can bevertically adjusted along said rail member and then secured lat aselected height upon said rail member by urging said dog against saidstop surfaces.

8. A wall and floor supported wardrobe cabinet comprising in combination(a) a first frame including an upright post and top and bottom crossmembers for semi-permanent attachment to a wall;

(b) a second frame positioned away from said wall, said second frameincluding :a post extending upright from the floor in alignment with thepost of said first frame :and also including top and bottom crossmembers;

(c) an upright utility panel mounted on said second frame clear of thefloor to define la raised, concealed space between said wall and saidpanel;

(d) means for supporting articles interposed between and fastened tocross members of said first and second frames to maintain said first andsecond frames in parallel relation to each other and said panel rigidlyupright;

(e) bottom, top, and rear panels attached to said first and secondframes ,and defining said wardrobe cabinet;

(f) a first upright dividing panel mounted between said first and secondframes for dividing said wardrobe -cabinet into two sections;

(g) la second upright dividing panel mounted parallel to and betweensaid first and second frames on one side of said first dividing panel todivide one section yof said cabinet into two sub-sections;

(h) means for hanging garments in one subsection;

(i) a set of vertically spaced shelves supported in said secondsub-section upon said first and second dividing panels; and

(j) a second set of vertically spaced shelves on the other side of saidfirst dividing panel mounted between said rear panel and said utilitypanel.

9. The wardrobe cabinet of claim 8 wherein each of said first and secondframes includes a pair of upright members connected between oppositeends of their upper and lower cross members, and a pair of doors hingedon opposite ones of said upright members of said first frame.

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1. A WALL AND FLOOR SUPPORTED, SPACE-DEFINING STRUCTURE COMPRISING INCOMBINATION (A) TOP A BOTTOM CROSS MEMBERS FOR SEMI-PERMANENT ATTACHMENTTO A WALL; (B) A FRAME POSITIONED AWAY FROM SAID WALL, SAID FRAMEINCLUDING A POST EXTENDING UPRIGHT FROM THE FLOOR AND ALSO INCLUDING TOPAND BOTTOM CROSS MEMBERS; (C) AN UPRIGHT UTILITY PANEL MOUNTED ON SAIDFRAME CLEAR OF THE FLOOR TO DEFINE A RAISED, CONCEALED SPACE BETWEENSAID WALL AND SAID PANEL; AND